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Many lodges cut prices or close.",[],{"_uid":495,"body":496,"card":533,"layout":365,"component":366,"article_rounded":87},"8106f376-0af0-4409-a572-9070a341a502",{"type":333,"content":497},[498,503],{"type":336,"attrs":499,"content":500},{"level":338,"textAlign":17},[501],{"text":502,"type":342},"Good to know",{"type":456,"content":504},[505,512,519,526],{"type":459,"content":506},[507],{"type":344,"attrs":508,"content":509},{"textAlign":17},[510],{"text":511,"type":342},"Apply for your eTA well before you travel.",{"type":459,"content":513},[514],{"type":344,"attrs":515,"content":516},{"textAlign":17},[517],{"text":518,"type":342},"See a doctor about malaria and vaccinations before you go.",{"type":459,"content":520},[521],{"type":344,"attrs":522,"content":523},{"textAlign":17},[524],{"text":525,"type":342},"Light aircraft between Nairobi and the reserves save hours on rough roads.",{"type":459,"content":527},[528],{"type":344,"attrs":529,"content":530},{"textAlign":17},[531],{"text":532,"type":342},"Kenya Airways and British Airways fly direct from London to Nairobi.",[],{"_uid":535,"body":536,"card":565,"layout":365,"component":366,"article_rounded":87},"2aa9c480-4063-4c3e-9c48-0ac4d0f58bc6",{"type":333,"content":537},[538,543],{"type":336,"attrs":539,"content":540},{"level":338,"textAlign":17},[541],{"text":542,"type":342},"Where to stay",{"type":344,"attrs":544,"content":545},{"textAlign":17},[546,548,555,557,564],{"text":547,"type":342},"Hemingways in Karen and the historic Fairmont The Norfolk are the best hotels in Nairobi. 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Check the current rules.",{"type":336,"attrs":606,"content":607},{"level":378,"textAlign":17},[608],{"text":609,"type":342},"Can I combine Kenya and Zanzibar?",{"type":344,"attrs":611,"content":612},{"textAlign":17},[613],{"text":614,"type":342},"Yes. Flights from Nairobi to Zanzibar are short, and it is a popular combination.",[],"page","kenya","en-gb\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinations\u002Fafrica\u002Fkenya\u002F",-20,[288],236196037204699,"4025a589-b3ac-4221-9136-c0ec067bfeba","2026-10-30T11:42:39.839Z",[625],{"id":626,"name":288,"slug":617,"published":95,"full_slug":627,"is_folder":87,"parent_id":628},236196035558106,"nb-no\u002Fpicolo\u002Fdestinasjoner\u002Fafrika\u002Fkenya\u002F",236196034898649]